The Bossier banner., 1887-03-24
MICS WHO OWNED HIM.
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Ihare been owned by a good many
dass IN the course of my life, and / am
pt little proud Of the fact. They say
hi good sign in man when children
nd dogs take kindly to him. All dogs
rke kindly to me, and look upon it as
i Endorsement of some merit in my
character. The first desire Of every
ueIlbalanced dog is to own a man.
Without such a possession he is spurned
ty his fellows and despised by small
boys.
All dogs know at once whether a
sranger Of their own race owns man
d hot. Whether it is the hang of his
ears and tail, or a general negligence
shout bis personal appearance. or lack
aconGdence in his general bearing, |
can not say, but certain it is that all
sell-fxed, or ill-fixed, dogs at once de-
tset manless brother bow-wow. The
irsmp-dog recognizes his fellow tramp
dogs, and consorts with him.
There are dogs who are tramps by
nature, who will never stick to mas
tsr; but such cases, am happy to say,
are very rare-more rare than even
irsmp-cats, who, one would think. from
their natural love of warmth and COM
iart, would jump at any kind of de-
cent home. And yet am personally
acquainted with several tramp-cats, and
very nice. decent cats, too.
Some men think they own dogs, and
perhaps a few of them do, but as a gem
eralrnle the dog owns the man. For
by part, would not care two straws
iar dog ! had to own. l prefer being
owned, and glory in my servitude.
The first dog | remember who took
possession Of me was black and white
spaniel, which my father brought home
when was a boy. 1t selected me al
once, out Of six children, as its master,
and it Glove to me ever after. We chris
lened him Fop. He was not fop,
however, but rather grouty old dog,
With chronic growl, which meant
Hothing.
ihaye never seen another dog with
mat growl. He would growl and wae
as tail at the same time. He growled
3hea he was pleased, just as cal
wlrs' de was most intelligent dog;
and understood every word l said te
am. There was no need of any motor
q lhe hands, or even of the mouth OF
eles It was notnecessary even to lool
@alm to make him comprehend.
ne used to be in ecstasies if woul(
allow him to accompany me in my
Walks; but were going to any place
snefe could not take him, / had ONLY
nsay, "Fop, go home." and he woult
aak slowly back, looking round every
aeW and then with the most piteous ex
resslon, in hope of seeing some show
nleniing on my part. Then, if 1 die
asns, he would come tearing after m,
saa Whlrl himselfround and round, lik'
arn-wheel on the Fourth of July.
top was very fond of fruit, and woult
aaAe excursionsround the garden whel
" gooseberries were ripe and picl
aen Oh the bushes. In cherry time
- sa often to climb up the trees to picl
= nut tperhaps no boy ever did sucl
snng before), which I would throw
psn' while Fop kept guard below
8 never thought of touching one till
ss,s - MN permission, but when l said
aa0se are for you, Fop,' he woul,
r9ance on the bunch indicated like a ca
"a ! mouse, and gobble it up immedi
@s!5. 4 s.,
aOp used to many wonderful things
As~ 'aiii' tnough forget now wha
sss =. were, for he reigned forty wear
60 he stuck to ME faithfully fo
uy years, and, know, would neve
81, s gwen me up, had he not bee
.sa one day in the crowded streets
rss1 ny saw the poor fellow again.
e,, .ae next dog. remember. VIII
ss;ss asa me was King Charles spanie
= a,sa was 50 small that it could stan
me I 1e palm Of my hand. She too
issslon Z. OF me; so I had to buy he
s,s.. j ss0 dollars and half, which was
a.. sss good price for a dog in thos
hsss though her body was small, he
a.. a.. was as big as lions. She ws
,,ss as'u q nothing. and would have a,
e. aea an ironclad if it had come in he
.ssa ~ gay saw her run after and fur
Is 81 assail huge Newfoundland dos
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